The Irony of "No Kings" Protests: When the Left Rejects Democracy to Crown Themselves Eternal Rulers! By Charles Taylor (Florida)

On November 5, 2024, Donald Trump secured a decisive victory over Kamala Harris in the U.S. presidential election, clinching 312 Electoral College votes to her 226, well above the 270 needed, and even winning the popular vote by nearly 2 million ballots (77,302,580 to 75,017,613). This wasn't a squeaker; it was a mandate from the American people, affirming Trump's promises to seal the border, deport illegal immigrants, dismantle woke ideology, and revitalise the economy. Yet, in a twist of black comedy, the Left has erupted in "No Kings" protests nationwide, decrying Trump as a tyrant while ignoring the democratic process that put him back in the White House. As millions reportedly hit the streets, organised by over 200 groups like the ACLU, Antifa, and Indivisible, with endorsements from Bernie Sanders, AOC, Gavin Newsom, and Chuck Schumer, these rallies expose the ultimate irony: The so-called defenders of democracy can't stomach a fair loss and crave perpetual rule themselves. Backed by Soros funding and Communist Party nods, this isn't resistance, it's a tantrum from the eternally heard who want to be kings forever.

The scale of these protests is staggering, if the reports are to be believed. On October 19, 2025, an estimated 7 million people flooded streets in over 2,500 locations, from New York to Los Angeles, making it the largest single-day demonstration in U.S. history. Crowds chanted against Trump's "authoritarian" policies, waving signs and disrupting traffic in blue strongholds like Chicago, Denver, and Westport, Connecticut. Protesters spanned generations; boomers reliving their anti-Bush glory days alongside Gen Z activists, but the message was uniform: Trump is a "king" undermining democracy. Trump himself fired back, calling the events a "joke" and affirming, "I'm not a king. I work my ass off to make our country great." On X, users mocked the turnout as "very small, very ineffective," contrasting it with Trump's 77 million votes, 11 times the protest size.

Here's the delicious irony: Trump isn't a king, he's the product of a textbook democratic election, obeying court rulings (even outrageous ones) and appealing them through the system. If he were a monarch, the government wouldn't be shut down; he'd decree it open. The "No Kings" crowd, however, acts like sore losers rejecting the will of the people. As one X user quipped, "The fact you associated no kings to Trump is why the protest is needed... it's too late to protest once the king is installed." But Trump was installed by voters, not a coup. The Left's real beef? They lost, and they're protesting democracy itself.

Dig deeper, and the hypocrisy reeks. When Joe Biden bowed out last summer amid cognitive concerns, party elites parachuted Harris in without primaries or delegate wins, pure autocracy. No democratic process; just an anointing by the "court." Yet these same folks cheered Biden's deep-state tactics: Censorship, COVID lockdowns, weaponised prosecutions against Trump, and harassment of political foes. As the article notes, it's not kings they oppose, it's their king losing the crown. On X, one post nailed it: "The no kings protest is nothing but a joke given that Trump won the popular vote." Another laughed at a Trump supporter clashing with protesters in Denver, highlighting the absurdity.

These rallies aren't the "voices of the unheard" — they're the perpetual whines of those who never shut up, amplified by a sympathetic media. In deep-blue enclaves, white boomers and "unattractive GenZeers" virtue-signal against fossil fuels,or whatever the memo dictates, disrupting lives while claiming moral high ground. But conservatives? We're wired for precedent and quiet resolve, not street theatre. As Tom Klingenstein argues, it's time to break that paradigm: With DEI on defence and a friendly administration incoming, peaceful protests could wake Republicans to crush the "America-haters" instead of negotiating. The Left's "by any means necessary" playbook, censoring debate, criminalising dissent, demands action, not just words.

The Left can't accept this loss because they view power as their birthright, a forever throne. Trump's win shattered that illusion, exposing their monarchical impulses. As one X user put it, "I love seeing all the left on feed freaking out about king trump dropping sh*t on the no kings protest." Protests like these, even with dinosaurs, Pikachu, and frogs in costume, won't change the mandate. America voted for change; the Left wants eternal reign. The real kings? Look in the mirror, protesters. Democracy won; deal with it.